Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
TERMINALIA Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 12. 674. 1767; Mant. Pl. 21, 128. 1767, nom. cons. vs. Bucida Linnaeus 1759, et vs. Adamaram Adanson 1763.
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TYPE: Terminalia catappa Linnaeus
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminalia arjuna | ARJUN | Not Native | ||
| Terminalia buceras | BLACK OLIVE; OXHORN BUCIDA | Not Native FACW (NWPL) FAC (DEP) | ||
| Terminalia catappa | WEST INDIAN ALMOND | Not Native UPL (NWPL) Y | ||
| Terminalia molinetii | SPINY BLACK OLIVE | Native | ||
| Terminalia muelleri | AUSTRALIAN ALMOND | Not Native Y |
Identification Key
1. Larger leaf blades 1-9 cm long, without domatia; extrafloral nectaries absent; calyx lobes scarcely developed, persistent at apex of fruit; fruit 5-10 mm long (sometimes parasitized fruits long and skinny like a string bean)
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1. Larger leaf blades 8-35 cm long, the undersurface without domatia or with domatia in the vein axils along the midrib or along the secondary veins; extrafloral nectaries absent or present at the blade base or petiole apex; calyx lobes well developed, deltoid, deciduous from apex of fruit; fruit 10-70 mm long
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2. Stems with few to no thorns; larger leaf blades 2.5-9 cm long; inflorescence elongate to paniculiform, 3-19 cm long; fruit 4-10 mm long
2. Stems with numerous thorns; larger leaf blades 1-2(3.5) cm long; inflorescence subcapitate to umbelliform, 1-3(-4) cm long; fruit 3-4 mm long
3. Petiole apex or leaf blade base with raised or stalked extrafloral nectaries; leaf blade mostly oblong-elliptic, with 12-20 per major lateral veins on each side the midrib, the undersurface without domatia
3. Petiole or leaf blade base without extrafloral nectaries or with surficial extrafloral nectaries; leaf blade mostly obovate, with 3-12 major lateral veins on each side of the midrib, the undersurface with domatia in the vein axils along the midrib or along the secondary veins
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4. Leaf blade 16-35 cm long, 9-15 cm wide, usually truncate to auriculate at the base or sometimes cuneate, the apex usually shortly acuminate; fruit with 2 ridges or wings, 3.5-7 cm long
4. Leaf blade to 8-18 cm long, 3-6 cm wide, cuneate at the base, the apex rounded to obscurely acuminate; fruit without ridges or wings, 1.2-2 cm long
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamaram | Adamaram Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 445. 1763, nom. rej. vs. Terminalia Linnaeus 1767. | TYPE: Rheede, Hort. Malab. 4: t. 3-4. 1683. | |
| Badamia | Badamia Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 90, t. 97. 1790. | TYPE: Badamia commersonii Gaertner | |
| Buceras | Buceras P. Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 221, t. 23(1). 1756, nom. rej. vs. Bucida Linnaeus 1759. | TYPE: = Bucida Linnaeus 1759. | |
| Bucida | Bucida Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 1012, 1025, 1368. 1759, nom. cons. vs. Buceras P. Browne 1756; nom. rej. vs. Terminalia Linnaeus 1767. | TYPE: Bucida buceras Linnaeus 1759. | |
| Catappa | Catappa Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 206, t. 127. 1791. | TYPE: Catappa benzoin Gaertner, nom. illegit. (Croton bentzoe Linnaeus) | |
| Chicharronia | Chicharronia A. Richard, in Sagra, Hist. Phys. Cuba, Bot. Pl. Vasc. 529, t. 43. 1846. | TYPE: Chicharronia intermedia A. Richard | |
| Chuncoa | Chuncoa Pavon ex Jussieu, Gen. Pl. 76. 1789. | TYPE: Chuncoa amazonia J. F. Gmelin | |
| Fatraea | Fatraea Jussieu ex Du Petit-Thouars, Melang. Bot. 19. 1811. | TYPE: Fatraea buxifolia Jussieu | |
| Gimbernatia | Gimbernatia Ruiz Lopez & Pavon, Prodr. Fl. Peruv. Chil. 138, t. 36. 1794. | TYPE: = Chuncoa Pavon ex Jussieu 1789. | |
| Kniphofia | Kniphofia Scopoli, Intr. Hist. Nat. 327. 1777, nom. rej. vs. Kniphofia Moench 1794. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Myrobalanifera | Myrobalanifera Houttuyn, Nat. Hist. 2: 485. 1774. | TYPE: Myrobalanifera citrina Houttuyn | |
| Myrobalanus | Myrobalanus Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2; 90, t. 97. 1790. | TYPE: Myrobalanus bellirica Gaertner Lectotypified by Exell, J. Bot. 69: 126. 1931. | |
| Pentaptera | Pentaptera Roxburgh, Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 437. 1832. | TYPE: Pentaptera angustifolia Roxburgh | |
| Ramatuela | Ramatuela Kunth, in Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 7: 253, t. 656. 1825. | TYPE: Ramatuela argentea Kunth 1825. | |
| Tanibouca | Tanibouca Aublet, Hist. Pl. Guiane 448, t. 178. 1775. | TYPE: Tanibouca guianensis Aublet | |
| Terminaliopsis | Terminaliopsis Danguy, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 29: 108. 1923. | TYPE: Terminaliopsis tetrandrus Danguy 1923. | |
| Vicentia | Vicentia Allemao, Pl. Novas Brasil 1844. | TYPE: Vicentia acuminata Allemao |